The Kaleidocast

<h1>What is the <a href="http://www.kaleidocast.nyc/">Kaleidocast</a></h1> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zu0K5o5SbNc" width="640"></iframe><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kaleidocast.nyc/" target="_blank"></a></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g09YVOEQLK4" width="560"></iframe>
The Kaleidocast is an audio fiction anthology podcast where fantasy, horror, sci-fi and the just plain weird come together in a Brooklyn fractured into multiple speculative storyscapes. Produced by the <a href="http://www.bsfwriters.com/" target="_blank">Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers</a>, the Kaleidocast interweaves excellent original and reprint short stories from emerging New York City authors with the best and brightest talents in the genre. All of it is bound together in a frame story that takes place in our metafictional Brooklyn.  Kaleidocast Season 1-3 brought you stories from Jonathan Lethem, N.K. Jemisin, Amal El-Mohtar, Theadora Goss, Zig Zag Claybourne, Carmen Maria Machado, Sarah Pinsker, Charlie Jane Anders, Maria Dahvana Headley and S.A. Chakraborty, as well as new authors. They appeared alongside emerging voices Sam Schreiber, Evan Berkow, Marcy Arlin, Ted Rabinowitz, Essowe Tchalim, Eric Rosenfeld, Lilah Wild, and Zak Zyz. They were read by professional actors like Kathryn Kates, from Orange is the New Black. <img src="https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/017/505/319/1aa88c4762f21f048817ffb08dce11de_original.JPG?ixlib=rb-2.1.0&amp;w=680&amp;fit=max&amp;v=1500033161&amp;auto=format&amp;gif-q=50&amp;q=92&amp;s=d8f66a8571bebe44ddbbac19356bdc7f"> <h1>Why should you subscribe to the Kaleidocast?</h1>For the cost of one cup of coffee a month, you can help us give excellent writers a place to get published in a shrinking short story market. The Kaleidcast is here to serve the greater speculative fiction community we know and love by becoming a stable new fiction market for excellent storytellers. Over the years many great speculative fiction markets have come and gone. There are fewer professional markets available for great authors to have their work heard and get paid for their effort. But after three successful seasons, which saw Kaleidocast listenership for single episodes jump from around 100 to over 1,500, we know we can help to fill the gap. We're all authors and we know how much work goes into a story. So we want to pay our contributing authors, actors and artists more. With your help we can do this.  Join the Kaleidocast as we explore the stories drifting in and out of your reality. <div style="text-align: center;"></div> <h1>You are supporting a multifaceted project that builds a world of art and original music around the stories we produce.</h1> Like this drawing created by Joshua A.C. Newman for <a href="http://www.kaleidocast.nyc/-suite-4c-kaleidocast-studies/season-2-ep5-the-machine-by-phenderson-djeli-clark-the-water-walls-of-enceladus-by-mercurio-d-rivera" target="_blank">Phenderson D Clark's story, &quot;The Machine.&quot;</a> We create a universe of art and original music around each season's stories. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iUjppdmV0eI" width="560"></iframe> <h1>Who are the People Behind the Kaleidocast? </h1><img src="http://www.kaleidocast.nyc/uploads/8/8/9/8/8898313/4544325_6_orig.jpg"> <div>Rob Cameron is a teacher, linguist, and writer. He has poetry in Star*Line Poetry Magazine and The Magazine of Fantasy &amp; Science Fiction. His essays and short fiction have appeared in Foreign Policy Magazine, <a href="http://tor.com/">Tor.com</a>, the New Modality, and Clockwork Phoenix Five. His debut middle grade novel Daydreamer is forthcoming from Labyrinth Road, Summer '24</div>Find him at: <a href="http://www.rob-cameron.com/">http://www.rob-cameron.com/</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RobCameronstories/">https://www.facebook.com/RobCameronstories/</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/cprwords">https://twitter.com/cprwords </a><img src="http://www.kaleidocast.nyc/uploads/8/8/9/8/8898313/published/brad_1.jpg?1563817369"> Bradley Robert Parkshas been writing fantastic fiction for as long as he can remember, and still has his acclaimed tale of junior-high cafeteria mayhem and heroism, “Red Jello from Outer Space,” tucked away in a file cabinet at home. Bradley is dedicated to writing gay-tinged fantasy and science fiction literature with the intent of breaking into the mainstream with subversive characters that resonate with authentic gay and lesbian experiences, regardless of the setting. Which doesn't mean you expect exclusively gay/lesbian stories -- for Bradley, the story dictates the characters, and their sexuality is integral to spinning a compelling tale. Bradley lives in Brooklyn, works in Manhattan, and writes anywhere and everywhere in between. He has a supportive husband, Michael, and cat in need of support. <img src="http://www.kaleidocast.nyc/uploads/8/8/9/8/8898313/sondra-headshot-kaleidocast-production_orig.jpg"> Sondra Fink is a writer and holistic skincare small business professional whose written work appears <a href="http://posturemag.com/online/getting-pre-gender-with-sarah-east-johnson-lava-brooklyn/">posturemag.com</a> and <a href="https://brooklynherborium.com/category/musings/">brooklynherborium.com</a>. Her first work of fiction, &quot;The Verge of Utopia&quot;, appeared on Season 3 of the Kaleidocast. She is an organizing member of the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers, and currently seeking representation for her debut novel, The Gift Giver, a young adult fantasy adventure.  <a href="http://www.sondrafink.com/">http://www.sondrafink.com</a> Twitter: @FinkWrites <img src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IFmJ3pdYVQRyz9cmcfRFly1PGKY4ztOR/view"> Christopher Lazariuk is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, a former student of the Moscow Art Theatre School, and a member of the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers. He has been involved in countless artistic projects from puppetry, playwriting, and performance, to the written word and podcasts. He is currently seeking representation for his debut novel, The Pyrite Victory. Marcus Tsong spent his formative years in the Pacific Northwest, splitting his time between Seattle and Boise. He's since moved to Shanghai, Portland, San Francisco, Wisconsin, and Washington DC before settling in Brooklyn, where he lives with his wife, son, two cats, and a grumpy dragon. He is currently working on a fantasy novel and a collection of weird tales. His story<a href="http://www.kaleidocast.nyc/season-1-and-2/episode-5-knowing-you-knowing-me-by-marcus-tsong"> &quot;Knowing You, Knowing Me,&quot;</a> was produced in Season 1 of the Kaleidocast. He is currently working on a cycle of weird fiction short stories, an urban fantasy novella, and a short story collaboration with two other BSFW authors, and a pair of fantasy novels. <img src="http://www.kaleidocast.nyc/uploads/8/8/9/8/8898313/editor/samschreiber-700px-by-1050px_1.jpg?1563816817"> Sam Schreiber’s is an Adjunct Instructor of Science Fiction and Fantasy at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering. His work can be found in such markets as Asimov’s Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Vastarien: A Literary Journal, Occult Detective Quarterly, Martian Migraine Press’s A BREATH FROM THE SKY: Unusual Stories of Possession as well as such podcasts as Tales to Terrify, PodCastle and the Overcast. He is currently seeking representation for his new novel, a near future techno-thriller set in New York City. Sam lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife Kim Rogers and the neighbor cat who sometimes drops by. He is also a leading member of the <a href="http://www.bsfwriters.com/">Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers</a>. <img src="http://www.kaleidocast.nyc/uploads/8/8/9/8/8898313/marcy-headshot-4-orig_2_orig.jpg"> Marcy Arlin has been reading speculative fiction since elementary school and seriously writing for 6 years. She studied with Chris McKitterick, Andy Duncan, Kij Johnson, Betsy James, Jill Dearman, and attended the Writers’ Institute at CUNY Graduate Center. She's a leading member of Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers, as well as a member of Broad Universe, Theatre Without Borders, No Passport, and the Lincoln Center Directors Lab. SF publications: The Broad Universe Sampler, Daily Science Fiction, PerihelionSF.com, Abandoned Towers, Man.In.Fest/Romania (her SF play), and was shortlisted for Apex’s Upside Down. She is Artistic Director of the OBIE-winning Immigrants’ Theatre Project, writes a blog on immigrant theater artists at <a href="http://tgcircle.org/">tgcircle.org</a>, and was editor ofCzech Plays: 7 New Works. Marcy has taught theatre at Yale, Brown, CUNY, U. of Chicago, Pace, and many universities in Eastern Europe. Fulbright scholar to Romania and the Czech Republic. Lives in Brooklyn with her husband, cats, and folks from many nations, who inspire her and have great take-out menus. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Short-Plays-Reproductive-Freedom-Performance/dp/1078109419/"></a> <img src="http://www.kaleidocast.nyc/uploads/8/8/9/8/8898313/editor/img-0692-anton-borst.jpg?1644014811"> Anton Borst (<a href="https://instagram.com/antonborst/">instagram.com/antonborst/</a>) is an educator, editor, and writer who lives in Brooklyn. <img src="http://www.kaleidocast.nyc/uploads/8/8/9/8/8898313/published/holden-holden-lee.jpg?1644429983"> Holden Lee is a Taiwanese-American speculative fiction writer as well as a mathematician and computer scientist. He loves stories about adventure, stories with intricately built worlds, and stories about social impacts of technology. He enjoys podcasts, puzzle hunts, cooperative living, vegetarian cooking, storytelling games, deep conversations, and Dance Dance Revolution. Sometimes, he spontaneously goes on long bike rides. He aspires to travel the world and learn many languages. You can find him at <a href="https://holdenlee.github.io/">holdenlee.github.io</a> and as <a href="https://twitter.com/oldheneel">@oldheneel. <img src="http://www.kaleidocast.nyc/uploads/8/8/9/8/8898313/published/jason-headshot-jason-stack.jpg?1644014416"> </a>Jason Stack is an audio engineer for Kaleidocast and has worked on freelance audio projects for 3+ years. When not fine-tuning audio files, he works in digital marketing, keeps up with the latest films (with some occasional written criticism), reads copiously, and dabbles in photography. He's based in Brooklyn with his girlfriend and their tuxedo loaf of a cat. He can be found on <a href="https://twitter.com/crimsong19">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/crimsong19/">Instagram</a> @crimsong19. <img src="http://www.kaleidocast.nyc/uploads/8/8/9/8/8898313/published/rdk-viktor-crop4-randee-dawn.jpg?1644014601"> Randee Dawn writes about the glam world of entertainment by day and fantastical fictional worlds by night. Her first novel, Tune In Tomorrow, will be published in 2022 (Solaris/Rebellion). Her short stories have been published in numerous outlets and anthologies. She is the co-editor of Across the Universe: Tales of Alternative Beatles and co-author of The Law &amp; Order: SVU Unofficial Companion. Her showbiz articles have been published in Variety, the Los Angeles Times, and Today.com. She resides in Brooklyn, New York surrounded by her brilliant spouse, her fluffy Westie, many books and never enough mangoes. <img src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1alYTyXCtbuIJXuZW14ZtMOq382kpziXL/view"> Carlos Luis Delgado lives with his roommates and a large cat in Brooklyn, New York. He writes early in the morning before the cat wakes up to yowl for breakfast and edits at night after it’s eaten dinner. In 2016 he won the People’s Telly Award for Outstanding Comedic TV Writing. He holds a BA in English Literature from Rutgers University and wonders when he can let it go. 

Learn more at Delgadowrites.com. <img src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AOh-gltXPt8auEB9TnmoBva4g0jJoto6/view"> Divyansha Sehgal is a speculative fiction reader and writer currently based in New Delhi via New York City / twitter: @div_online <h1>Who are the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers?</h1><img src="https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/67642731_10105796607029998_4523900687943204864_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p960x960&amp;_nc_cat=105&amp;ccb=1-5&amp;_nc_sid=8631f5&amp;_nc_ohc=x_Wo0G-SGOEAX_tNts_&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.xx&amp;oh=00_AT8pEOkQ1h2AoYpPbE3Jo82WS9i_m3Ux8RRT-Nz3SQs08A&amp;oe=6241C773"> Bradley Robert Parks founded the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers, it became the largest writers group dedicated to speculative fiction New York City. He created it with the goal of raising the work of its members to a publishable, professional level. To date, BSFW members have been published professional and semi-pro publications such as <a href="http://shimmerzine.com/">Shimmer</a>, <a href="http://podcastle.org/">Podcastle</a>, <a href="http://strangehorizons.com/guidelines/fiction.shtml">Strange Horizons</a>, <a href="https://alexshvartsman.com/ufo-unidentified-funny-objects/">Unidentified Funny Objects 6</a>, <a href="http://crossedgenres.com/submissions/">Crossed Genres</a>, <a href="http://dailysciencefiction.com/">Daily Science Fiction</a>, <a href="https://www.sfsite.com/fsf/">the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction</a>, <a href="http://www.analogsf.com/">Analog Science Fiction and Fact,</a> <a href="https://www.tor.com/category/all-fiction/" target="_blank">Tor, and  </a><a href="http://www.harpervoyagerbooks.com/">Harper Voyager</a> among others.

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In addition to our eternal gratitude and the Kaleidocast Album, you get: -Channel Ping!, a who's-who podcast series by the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers, showcasing the phenomenal talents and personalities behind the narrative magic you're here to support. -Your own Season 4 "meta story" file from the Meta Technic Institute, our enjoyable audio drama that is a staple of every episode.

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